Jean Fouquet, 1410
Noel Ballemare, 1525
Notre Dame is still on my mind. Here are some images from its past. Clearly, it’s fascinated artists through the ages.
Charles Negre, 1853 ( a negative)
Paul Signac, 1910
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Matisse, 1902
Ben Shapiro’s clear & concise and talks slower than he usually does.
Odd poses? Let’s see what I can dig up with that.
Billy Sunday. Library of Congress, 1917
It looks like Billy Sunday, the professional baseball player turned preacher, is doing yoga in a suit in his home.
Ruth St. Denis, NY Public Library, 1923
Of course, a dancer like Ruth St. Denis would strike some dramatic poses like this one for her Burmese dance.
Police dog, State Library of NSW, n.d.
I wonder whom he’s calling? Did they just have phones on poles like this scattered across the region?
State Library of Queensland, circa 1905
My query for “pose” yielded this. Everyone’s so cooperative looking straight into the camera. I’m struck by the kids’ shoes. No velcro there. Also, the boy’s outfit sure shows the era.
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A compelling drama that looks at modern Irish history, I started The Wind that Shakes the Barley, which was on a special Irish display at my library. While the film has great production values and acting, I had to stop watching because it was too violent for me. In the first half hour there was more blood, shooting and torture that I wanted to see.
Irish history with its British oppression is often tragic and violent. The Wind that Shakes the Barley shows a bloody chapter of this history, i.e. the Irish War of Independence (1919-1922) and the Irish Civil War (1922-1923). The acting and storytelling were good in the first 30 minutes, but I decided to turn off the film because I just didn’t want to watch more violence. There were three violent scenes to that point and it was too much for me. I believe we should know World History, but I’m sensitive to violence and think for me it’s better to learn about Irish history through reading or less graphic films or documentaries.
If you can stomach blood and shooting, which was part of this and other wars, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, which won the 2006 Palm d’Or at Cannes is probably a wonderful film.
The documentary Victoria & Her Nine Children paints a detailed portrait of Queen Viictoria’s grief and how it impacted her children. I can’t imagine the BBC/Masterpiece series showing this stage of her life.
Here’s a few things I learned:
These poor children’s lives were lived under a dark cloud of mourning controlled by a powerful mother who’s psychologically damaged by grief. A mother with a venomous tongue who could shame and hurt her children.
You can learn more by watching on the PBS website.
Each week Cee of Cee’s Photography challenges bloggers with a fun prompt. This week we’re to find photos of pairs.
at the British Museum
Eyeglasses are like little windows, China
Pair of Indonesian boys, Pekanbaru
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Each week Cee of Cee’s Photography challenges bloggers with a fun prompt. This week we’re to find monochromatic photos.
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